Director, Strategic Growth Execution, Joint Reconstruction

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Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Product Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent to join our DePuy Synthes team as a Director, Strategic Growth Execution, Joint Reconstruction to ideally be located in Raynham, MA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL, however West Chester, PA and Warsaw, IN will also be considered.

Purpose:

Joint Reconstruction is seeking a highly strategic, analytically driven, and execution-focused leader to serve as Director, Strategic Growth Execution .

The Director, Strategic Growth Execution serves as a key business partner responsible for translating strategic priorities into organizational action, cross-functional alignment, and measurable growth outcomes.

In this role, you will help drive the business's growth agenda by connecting strategy, data, analytics, digital capabilities, and execution across the organization. This leader will partner across Sales, Marketing, Commercial Excellence, Finance, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Operations, and Human Resources to ensure the organization's most critical growth priorities are progressing with speed, accountability, and impact.

This is not a Sales leadership, Marketing leadership, or Executive Administration role. Rather, this position serves as the central integrator of strategic initiatives, business insights, performance management, and growth execution across the commercial enterprise.

Why This Role Matters :

The role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate directly with the President Joint Reconstruction. Success in this role means the organization's most important growth priorities move faster, decisions are implemented more effectively, leaders stay aligned, and strategic objectives are translated into measurable business results.

If you are energized by solving complex business challenges, leveraging data and technology to drive growth, influencing senior leaders, and translating strategy into measurable outcomes, we invite you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive Strategic Growth Priorities
• Partner with the President to translate business strategy into execution plans.
• Lead oversight of the organization's highest-priority growth and transformation initiatives.
• Monitor progress against strategic objectives, identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities.
• Drive accountability and visibility across key business priorities.
• Lead Executive Business Management
• Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, and performance reviews.
• Coordinate monthly business reviews and quarterly operating reviews.
• Support annual strategic planning and commercial planning processes.
• Ensure executive decisions are translated into clear actions and measurable results.
• Enable Cross-Functional Execution
• Align stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Commercial Excellence, Commercial Enablement, Human Resources, Market Access, R&D, and Supply Chain.
• Facilitate resolution of barriers impacting business performance.
• Coordinate resources and priorities to support enterprise growth objectives.
• Drive alignment around critical business initiatives and execution milestones.
• Support Executive Decision-Making
• Conduct business analyses and synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Support prioritization, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
• Provide insights that improve organizational and leadership effectiveness.
• Enhance Commercial Operating Excellence
• Establish and maintain business governance processes.
• Improve organizational transparency and execution discipline.
• Create mechanisms that strengthen accountability and follow-through.
• Drive consistency in how strategic initiatives are managed across the organization.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Required
• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial strategy, business operations, commercial excellence, management consulting, strategic planning, or related commercial leadership functions.
• 8+ years of experience driving growth acceleration, business transformation, organizational effectiveness, performance improvement, and strategic growth initiatives within complex organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading  complex and large-scale, commercial and cross-functional initiatives and influencing outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups within highly matrixed environments.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and leadership teams to drive strategic priorities and business performance.
• Strong business acumen with advanced financial, commercial, and operational understanding.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage commercial, financial, customer, market, and operational data to help identify growth opportunities, optimize resource allocation, improve business performance, and influence executive decision-making.
• Proven experience developing executive dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and performance frameworks while synthesizing complex quantitative and qualitative insights into actionable recommendations that support strategic planning, risk mitigation, and enterprise growth.
• Exceptional executive communication, storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence, align, and drive results without direct authority.
• Advanced Excel modeling, business case development, forecasting, and scenario planning capabilities.
• Strong working experience with two or more of the following platforms and technologies:  Microsoft Power BI
• Tableau
• Microsoft Fabric / Azure Analytics
• Salesforce Analytics
• Snowflake
• Microsoft Power Automate
• Microsoft Copilot
• Commercial intelligence and reporting platforms
• AI-enabled analytics and decision-support tools
• Preferred : MBA or advanced degree.
• Medical device, orthopedics, healthcare, or Joint Reconstruction experience.
• Experience supporting commercial digital transformation within MedTech, healthcare, or life sciences organizations.
• Understanding of digital health, connected care, AI-enabled commercial analytics, and technology-driven growth strategies.
• Experience leveraging digital tools to improve sales force effectiveness, customer segmentation, targeting, market development, and customer engagement.
• Familiarity with omnichannel healthcare professional engagement models.
• Experience evaluating and implementing technology solutions that improve commercial productivity, business insights, and organizational effectiveness.
• Knowledge of emerging capabilities including:   Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Predictive Analytics
• Automation Technologies
• Commercial Intelligence Platforms
• Customer Experience Technologies
• Digital Engagement Solutions

About DePuy Synthes (DS)

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of DS? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our DS teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at www.depuysynthes.com

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

AI Judgement Integration, Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Storytelling, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Savvy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Improvements, Product Management, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$154,000.00 - $265,650.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits